The Village Square: December 11, 2017

Digital Lord of the Rings
Fantasy Flight Games previewed its digital version of the Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. It promises to be a “completely unique digital card game with a non-randomized approach to card purchasing and a focus on cooperative, story-based gameplay.” It will be available as an early access single-player game via Steam before its full launch in 2018.Source: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/12/9/new-journeys-in-middle-earth/

Hate
CMON announced HATE, a Kickstarter-exclusive board game based on Adrian Smith’s Chronicles of HATE graphic novel series. Smith, who was hired as CMON’s lead artist earlier this year, has previously illustrated Blood Rage and Zombicide, among other noteworthy titles. “In HATE, players control their Tribe in an ongoing effort to survive and thrive in the new world order. A Tribe is made up of different members like Warriors, Shamans, and Princes. Each has a role to play, and as the game develops, so too will their skills.” The Kickstarter launches January 16th.Source: https://cmon.com/news/hate-is-coming-exclusively-to-kickstarter

Indian Summer
According to the ACD Distribution blog, Indian Summer will hit the shelves next month. It’s the second of Uwe Rosenberg’s puzzle trilogy, after last year’s Cottage Garden. “The heart of Indian Summer are puzzle tiles with holes that are placed on individual forest boards to cover up treasures. When players get their hands on these, they gain more options and an edge over their opponents. All that counts in the end is to be the first to cover your forest floor completely with leaves.”Source: http://acddistribution.blogspot.com/2017/12/noria-and-indian-summer-new-releases.html

Redistributing Wealth
Last month’s Cards Against Humanity Saves America campaign resulted in over 150,000 people paying $15 each for surprises in December. The company decided to redistribute the money: most got nothing, 10,000 received a $15 refund, and “the poorest 100 people received a check for $1,000, paid for by everyone else.”Source: https://cardsagainsthumanityredistributesyourwealth.com/

Backstage Pass
Druid Games released the first part of its Sorcerer City — Backstage Pass documentary on YouTube. According to the video description, “We hope to bring you along side the process, giving you an inside look at how we take a game from the initial designer contract, all the way through the Kickstarter and then through production.”Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1mnnw49LY8